Podanur-Chettipalayam Road
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|maint= Highways of Tamil Nadu
Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation
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|direction_a=South
|terminus_a=Podanur, Coimbatore
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Kurichi Road/Sundarapuram Road(Podanur)
Vellalore Road(GD Hospital)
Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus
Eachanari Road(Eachanari Pirivu)
Coimbatore Bypass(L&T Bypass Road junction)
Malumichampatty Road/Kinathukadavu Road/Palladam Road(Chettipalayam Road)
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Chettipalayam Road, SH 162 is an arterial road in the city of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/new-road-to-pollachi-in-the-works/articleshow/76225104.cms|title=Chettipalayam road to be developed as an alternate road to Pollachi|author=|work=The Times of India|accessdate=6 June 2020}} This road connects the city with the Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus and Podanur Junction.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/coimbatore-corporation-floats-tender-for-new-bus-stand-in-vellalore/article29676409.ece|title=Coimbatore Corporation floats tender for new bus stand in Vellalore|author=|work=The Hindu|accessdate=14 October 2019}} It is a four lane road from Podanur to Chettipalayam.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/plans-afoot-to-widen-roads-to-bus-terminal/articleshow/74542626.cms|title=Chettipalayam road is widened to four lanes|publisher=The Times of India |accessdate=18 April 2021}}
Flyovers
In Chettipalayam Road, the Podanur flyover was opened in 2018 to reduce traffic congestion by the railway crossing in the Podanur-Palakkad railway line.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/podanur-road-over-bridge-thrown-open-to-public/article24434756.ece|title=Podanur road over bridge thrown open to public|accessdate=18 April 2021}}
A grade separator has been planned at the L&T Bypass Road junction to facilitate the vehicle movement towards the Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/Proposal-for-new-bus-stand-at-Vellalore-gathers-steam/article16677998.ece|title=Proposal for new bus stand at Vellalore gathers steam|accessdate=18 April 2021}}
Railway stations along Chettipalayam Road
| title =Podanur - welcoming in the first train
| newspaper =The Hindu
| location =Coimbatore
| date =11 Jan 2016
| url =https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/Podanur-welcoming-in-the-first-train/article13994001.ece
| access-date =24 Jan 2020}}
- Chettipalayam (defunct)
Bus Terminals along Chettipalayam Road
| title =Coimbatore Corporation plans to build new bus stand in Vellalore by integrating all the existing bus stands
| newspaper =The Hindu
| location =Coimbatore
| date =24 Jan 2020
| url =https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/Proposal-for-new-bus-stand-at-Vellalore-gathers-steam/article16677998.ece
| access-date =24 Jan 2020}}
Places transversed
- Podanur Junction railway station
- Kanjikonampalayam Pirivu
- Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus
- Eachanari Pirivu
- L&T Bypass Junction
- Chettipalayam
Major Landmarks on Chettipalayam Road
Educational institutions
- GD Hospital
Coimbatore Metro
The Coimbatore Metro feasibility study has been completed and one of the corridors has been planned from Ukkadam Bus Terminus to Coimbatore Integrated Bus Terminus covering 10 km.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/rs-6683cr-allocated-for-city-metro-rail-project/articleshow/81179584.cms|title=Rs 6,683cr allocated for city metro rail project|publisher=The Times of India |accessdate=14 April 2021}}
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